anta

¹ American  

[an-tuh] / ˈæn tə /

noun

Architecture.

plural

antae, antas

1. a rectangular pier or pilaster formed by thickening the end of a masonry wall, and in a classical temple marking one boundary of the portico.

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ANTA ² American  

[an-tuh] / ˈæn tə /

noun

1. a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.

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anta British  

/ ˈæntə /

noun

1. architect a pilaster attached to the end of a side wall or sometimes to the side of a doorway

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Etymology

Origin of anta¹

First recorded in 1660–70; from Latin antae (plural noun only) “pilasters, square pilasters”; in antis ( def. )

Origin of ANTA²

A(merican) N(ational) T(heatre and) A(cademy)

Example Sentences

Bartley’s anta Fe attorney John Day says he’s still looking into the case.

From Washington Times • May 14, 2015

Bartley's anta Fe attorney John Day says he's still looking into the case.

From US News • May 14, 2015

Another important fact is that the anta in question inclines 3 cm. to the west.

From Problems in Periclean Buildings by Elderkin, G. W. (George Wicker)

The position of the anta at the eastern end of the lesser colonnade is also fixed by the requirement that it stand directly beneath a triglyph.

From Problems in Periclean Buildings by Elderkin, G. W. (George Wicker)

The floral frieze under the moldings is, however, somewhat more elaborate on the anta than on the adjacent wall.

From A History of Greek Art by Tarbell, Frank Bigelow